Tale of a City

Let's have some fun with history!

TALE OF A CITY is an animated series that will tell the fascinating story of cities around the planet.
Cities to follow will include New York, Seattle, Atlanta, London, Paris, San Francisco, Rome and more...

Watch Boston Transform!

Maps will morph engaging characters will narrate and history will be revealed.

BOSTON 1630-1775

MEET our animated characters FEATHERBUTT and RAT and watch as the Boston episode is introduced:

Founded on September 17, 1630, the city is named after Boston, England, a town from which several prominent colonists originated. Boston would eventually become the "Cradle of Democracy."

FIRE!

The fire started on Lincoln Street on November 9 and in two days destroyed about 65 acres of the city. 776 buildings were destroyed causing $60 million in
damage.

FLOOD!

This strange mishap occurred on January 15, 1919. A huge molasses storage tank at the top of a hill exploded. Twenty-one
people were killed and 150 injured as hot molasses crushed, asphyxiated, and cooked many of the victims to death.

TRAGEDY!

Boston Marathon

Boston has had its fair share of tragedy. The Cradle of Liberty proudly regroups and carries on after two terrorist bombs go off during the 2013 Marathon. Boston Strong becomes the mantra to help the city unite and heal.

COMPOSER: Scott Rockenfield

Our Tale of a City composer is Scott Rockenfield, best known as the drummer from the band Queensryche. However, as a composer Scott is making a name for himself apart from
Queensryche. His recent works include scores for films and film trailers
for The Matrix, Avatar, The Dark Knight, Star Trek, Spiderman, Prometheus, and soon Tale of a City. Click to hear some of Scott's work.

Boston will be the first city of the series. Our plan is to approach education distributions companies,
The History Channel, PBS... just to name a few and make this fun educational series a reality!!
Your city could be next!!

A Solemn PromiseAmerica's Missing In Action

Now In Production
Nicholas WrightDirector

Richard Jellerson Writer-Producer

America has over 83,000 Missing in Action Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. This film trailer gives us a poignant look at the families of these MIAs. All have sacrificed brothers, fathers and sons to America's wars. Often these families go an entire lifetime without knowing how or where their loved ones were lost.

Fiscal Sponsorship

Hollywood Post 43 of the American Legion is the fiscal sponsor for the film "A Solemn Promise"
This means all donations sent (mailed by check made out to American Legion Hollywood Post 43 or through Paypal to Post 43) earmarked-check memoed specifically for "A Solemn Promise" or documentary film
are tax deductible!

The 10 minute film trailer can be screened to this panel's left by hitting the start button.

The Personal ExperienceHelicopter Warfare in Vietnam

Jamie Thompson Director

Richard Jellerson Writer-Producer

Producing this important documentary film for The History Channel was personally both challenging and rewarding for writer and producer Jellerson. He served two tours as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.

One Last HitCrack Cocaine

Richard Jellerson Director-Writer-Producer

This short film captures the grueling, dead-end story of life as a crack addict. Told by addicts themselves this film wouldn't have been realized at all without the involvement and aid of the Crips.

Tale of a City

In Pre-ProductionRichard JellersonDirector-Writer-Producer

Tale of a City is an informative and entertaining look at history's greatest cities from their settlement to their modern form. Through witty and factual narrative the viewer learns an accurate account of events (both widely known and little known) that shaped the history of the featured city. Using stylistic animation we are going to recreate history and usher it into thirsting minds.